Akshay Kumar, Kiara Advani, and Richa Chadha condemn Manipur violence.

respond to a viral video of women being assaulted sexually in Manipur. The distressing footage, which involves two women from the Kuki-Zomi community, emerged on Twitter after the incident occurred over two months ago during the initial outbreak of violence in Manipur.

Akshay expressed his dismay on Twitter stating he was "appalled" after watching the video and he urged for severe punishment for the perpetrators to deter any future recurrence. A senior police official confirmed that the incident occurred on May 4 in Thoubal district, and a zero FIR was lodged on May 18 in Kangpokpi district against "unknown armed miscreants" for charges including abduction, gangrape, and murder. However, despite the FIR being registered two months ago, there have been no arrests made so far. Akshay's message read, "Shaken and disgusted to witness the violence against women in Manipur. I hope the culprits face such a severe punishment that it serves as a strong deterrent against any such horrifying acts in the future."

Furthermore, Kiara Advani tweeted that the video has left her deeply shaken, and she calls for the strictest possible punishment of the doers. "The violence against women in Manipur depicted in the video is truly horrifying and has deeply affected me. My prayers are for the women to receive swift justice. The perpetrators must face the most Severe punishment they rightfully deserve."

Additionally, Sonu Sood also expressed how the Manipur video deeply shook everyone's soul, emphasizing that it was not just the women but humanity itself that was paraded. His tweet read, "The Manipur video has shaken everyone's soul. It was humanity that was paraded... not the women 💔💔."

Meanwhile, Richa Chadha, in response to the news of the Manipur violence, condemned the state's lawlessness. Her quote-tweet expressed strong emotions, saying, "Shameful! Horrific! Lawless! 😡" on Twitter.

Also, Ashutosh Rana wrote a lengthy note in Hindi on Twitter, emphasizing that history has shown whenever a woman is abducted or sexually assaulted by any predator, the entire human race has had to bear the consequences. The actor urged all political parties to set aside their differences and stop the blame game, coming together for the welfare of the nation.

Renuka Shahane expressed her concern and was being questioned when the atrocities in Manipur would cease and commented that the video is sure to deeply shake people. In her tweet, she wondered if there is no one to put an end to the atrocities in Manipur and stated that if the disturbing video of two women doesn't profoundly affect someone, it calls into question their humanity and even their identity as Bharatiya or Indian.